Most young South Koreans distrust election polls, survey finds
· UPIMay 19 (Asia Today) -- More than 60% of young South Koreans and college students do not trust elections or political opinion polls, according to a survey released ahead of the June 3 local elections.
The Korean Law Consumers Federation, a legal advocacy group, released the results Monday after surveying 1,201 young people and college students from 119 universities nationwide. The respondents had an average age of 23.4.
The survey found that 60.37% of respondents said they do not trust elections or political opinion polls, while 38.80% said they do.
Despite the distrust, 59.95% said they would definitely vote in the local elections, and 35.89% said they would try to vote.
Asked whether one vote can have an important effect on election results, 75.27% agreed, while 24.56% disagreed.
On early voting, 53.54% said there is a possibility of election fraud, while 40.30% said such claims are completely false.
The survey also asked about possible constitutional revisions. A total of 62.28% supported including language related to the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Movement in the Constitution, while 35.97% opposed the idea.
However, 91.01% opposed removing the word "freedom" from the Constitution.
The survey included 53 questions and was conducted with the help of student volunteers. It had a margin of error of plus or minus 2.83 percentage points at a 95% confidence level.
-- Reported by Asia Today; translated by UPI
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